Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Issued: 6 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is

11.7°C

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (08 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8							Friday 9								Saturday 10
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	NE 10	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	ENE 9	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	81	76	72	71	154	220	265	255	354	427	390	292	284	280	207	170	346	253	286	276	362	465	699
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	S	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	2:25AM1.88m				2:51PM1.95m				3:15AM1.90m				3:39PM1.93m					4:02AM1.91m				4:25PM1.90m
Low Tide			8:34AM0.11m				9:03PM0.12m				9:25AM0.11m				9:51PM0.12m					10:14AM0.14m


	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:44	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	8	10	11	11	9	8	8	8	9	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	11
Feels °C	6	5	7	8	8	7	6	6	6	8	10	10	10	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 10	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	77	57	47	36	154	220	265	255	250	188	184	170	284	280	178	170	346	253	286	276	266	196	196
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SE 5	SE 5	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SE 5	NE 9	SSW 17	S 17	E 14	S 19	E 13	E 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13
kJ	81	76	72	71	71	42	18	20	354	427	390	292	9	95	95	142	4	64	3	3	7	7	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	SSE 8	NE 12	NE 9	SE 8	S 18	S 18	S 17	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	SE 5	E 14	—	E 14	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	5	7	6	22	3	25	160	217	12	13	17	10	9	9	7	4	—	4	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 3	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 5	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 5	NE 9	NE 4	ENE 9	ENE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8
kJ	3	5	8	14	15	17	—	—	—	—	—	20	162	12	207	80	123	203	255	261	362	465	699
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	5	5	5	311	27	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1		1	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	3	4	3	4
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